About

I created this site so that my collection can have an audience, instead of dust. My interest in collecting started in 1995 when I found a 5’9″ near mint condition G&S twin fin at a thrift store. At the time, 1960’s longboards were in high demand, but not 70’s or 80’s boards. Based on speculation, I searched the Recycler weekly and found some rad vintage surfboards throughout the 90’s and 2000’s. Today, Craigslist and eBay are the mediums of choice along with hundreds of other collectors of vintage surfboards around the world. Today in 2016, 1960’s longboards are dwindling in price and demand, and 80’s are in demand.

I welcome any comments, pictures of your boards that you would like to add to the site, offers, or want to sell.

I am having trouble determining whether i have a real McCoy surfboard! I have looked all over the internet but i can’t find any information about it…i was wandering that maybe you might have come across something similiar or might hold some information about it or where i could get some information from!

There isn’t many markings on it, it has:
1. the infamous McCoy logo across the middle
2. Shaped by Mal Hockley
3. and is 5’7″ long…other than that nothing else

I live in Hermosa Beach, California and I’ve been researching appraisers for my 1965 Bing Surfboard. Can you advise me as to how I would get an appraisal and ultimately put it up for sale or auction? Thank you for any advice you may have.

DETAILS:
Serial Number: 3994,
9 feet 7 inches long
Redwood Stringers
Thick glass
Great condition
Large 9 inch D Fin
White with green competition stripe
White pin striping
Katamacave Bottom – Noll called it a slot bottom and Bing called it a Katamacave bottom (catamaran and concave-like)
Bing logo with no name in it (Made to look like cat eyes – ordered that way from BING in 1965 by my friend Steve Clark, who was the one and only, original owner)

Hello ken,
I have a one of a kind mark richards twin fin in mint condition never been ridden. i was in the hurley art show called against the grain the team up with the 80s shapers with 80s punk rock artists the board was hand shaped by mark himself and the artwork on the bottom was done by kris markovich amazing 80s skateboarder i bought the board back in 05 and been sitting on it ever since. there were 17 boards that were all sold for charity by vh1 save the music foundation the cheapest board went for 3,000$ us just wanted you to take a look at it and let me know if you have a market for the board. like i said its 284/500 that MR came back and shaped and hand signed on the deck…look forward to hearing from you and i love your website spent hours on here loving it.

The Vintage Surfboard

Thevintagesurfboard.com was created out my passion for late 1970's and early-to-mid 1980's surfboards. My collection started back in the early 1990's when I found a clean early 1980s G&S Twin Fin @ a local Salvation Army store. I bought the board to ride it and also reminded me of my first surfboard that I bough in 1983, a McCoy twin fin swallow tail with purple and red airbrushing.

I rode that G&S @ Trestles and got many hard looks and comments, "What the hell is that thing?!" and "Only kooks ride twin fins!" Just about the same time, in 1993, Tom Curren returned to a ASP Surf Contest armed with a 1970's 5'5" twin fin and killed it. That event led to Lost Surfboards releasing 5'5" X 19 1/4" which catalyzed the "ride everything movement" and moved the vintage surfboard collecting beyond 1960's longboards.

Today, there are vintage surfboard collectors around the world who collect every type of board to the very specific time period collector. What era do you ride or collect?!

If you would like to join thevintagesurfboard.com community and share your favorite vintage boards, collectibles, or surf events, please email me a few pictures and description and we will add to the site.